Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.6% | 20.8% | 22.0% | 23.3% | 24.5% | 25.7% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
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10.82% | 11.19% | 11.56% | 11.92% | 12.29% | 12.66% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
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1.12% | 1.32% | 1.51% | 1.70% | 1.90% | 2.10% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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1.48% | 1.94% | 2.40% | 2.86% | 3.31% | 3.78% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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72.9% | 73.7% | 74.4% | 75.2% | 75.9% | 76.7% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.3% | 19.4% | 23.4% | 27.4% | 31.5% | 35.6% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
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6.9% | 9.3% | 11.7% | 14.0% | 16.3% | 18.7% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.7% | 75.7% | 77.7% | 79.6% | 81.6% | 83.6% |
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Armed Forces:
persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
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Employed:
persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
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Unemployed:
persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
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Not in Labor Force:
not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
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Working-Age Men:
males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age
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